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Evening all,

My first twin tub since the demise of my Hoovermatic De Luxe 3314L arrived yesterday. A neat May 1986 Hoovermatic T5052. Cleaned it up and washed in it today for a functional test. It passed everything nicely but there are a few minor niggles. The interlock was a bit iffy but I got it to work 75% correctly.
There is a very small leak at the pump but I don't think it's the actual pump itself, I think the ends of the pipes are slightly perished but that will be sorted on Wednesday or Thursday.

I'm very happy with it and I'll be holding on to this one.

James.

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Very nice James. I'm sure you will cope without the auto rinse. I love & miss that pulsator wash action & the smell of high foam old style persil & ariel.
 
Optima...

TBH I don't really miss auto rinse. I was worried at first about manual rinsing in a Hoovermatic at first since overfilling can strain the motor, but I didn't really have much to be scared about, practise makes perfect as the saying goes and everything workeds out well, I can get away grand with filling the can until the outer tub is a 3rd full. Compared to manually rinsing in the Hotpoint spinner, the Hoovermatic is quicker strangely. I did do some spray rinses though by fooling the interlock so that probably cut time.

James.
 
I much prefered the older lift up spinner lid, like on the hoovermatic deluxe you had before this & they should of kept the wash tub fill & auto rinse arm as it was on the earlier models.
 
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Hi James,
Glad to see that daisy is working well, I personally like the servis twin tub and rinsing is certainly easier in the servis as the holes in the spin can are at the top instead of the bottom and sides, this means you can very quickly fill the can with water without filling the outer drum , gives the clothes a really good deep rinse.
I remember my mother using her hoovermatic 40 years ago, she just chucked a bucket of water in the spinner, seemed to do the job.
 
Great going there James!

You have there a very nice T5052, which you can be proud of.
A small bit of tinkering and it will look grand and, what with the 3314L surrendering parts, you should be able to nurture your new acquisition foir years to come.

Enjoy!
Paul
 
Daisy...

Thanks Paul,

I never actually saw a T5052 before and nothing came up here so I assume I'm one of a small number of owners.

I have to admit the colour scheme is very nice and when I first saw it I thought "yuck!" but the 80's senses kicked in after that moment and I realised it was a very nice scheme after I wiped it down.

The leak will be sorted out by Saturday. The hoses are in good condition so it is probably just a small crack where the hoses clip on. Easily fixed with a patch and super glue.

James.
 
Small number of owners?

James
I would certainly say that you are one of a small number of owners - I must say I did not even realise that Hoover manufactured this more basic model as late as 1986 (I am getting this date from the serial no, apologies if incorrect) - there still seem to be a fair number of the de-luxe version around, so this one is definatly a keeper for its rarity alone

Al
 
Evening Al...

Yes the machine is from May 1986. I will be holding on to it no doubt about it. It is a lovely machine and the bonus of being able to trick the interlock and spray rinse is nice and time saving. I usually do a manual rinse, a spray rinse for a couple of minutes and a final rinse with conditioner. Does the trick and I'm sure no damage is done. I do have two small issues to fix on Friday, the wash sump hose is leaking a tiny bit (I think it's the wash sump hose as it's in that area where the bend is), I don't know whether to live with it (it is only a slow leak and it would only leak enough to cover the bottom of a cup IMO) or fit my spare hose that could saved for a machine that needs it more? The second small issue is the belt needs tensioning, it slips a little for a few seconds upon start up. Some say its a good thing to slacken the belt so that there is less strain but I don't know what to do and how to do it.

James.
 
Hi James.

Model T5052 is a rare one, as are most of the standard Hoovermatics.

I know of one other definitely in safe hands and there is possibly another that I know of.
You got yourself a rare-un James!

Tend and nurture the old girl.

Paul

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Paul...

Hi and a very nice picture that is too! Is that from the brochure? I printed off your T5054 manual too. Paul should I use that spare sump hose then? I think the shope have more anyway. The spinner sump hose is fine and supple I think the wash tub sump hose is just perished a little bit. Certainly if somebody had a spinner sump on offer I'd replace both hoses. The pump is great luckily.

James.
 
Nice machine James. I quite like the Hoovermatic basics. And I agree, the auto rinse flume on these later models aren't as good as the older swivel arm models. Always wondered why the basic models are of a different colourway to the deluxe models. Anyone have a use book of the T5090? Never read one!
 
NO MORE LEAK!!!

Evening all,

Fixed the leak today, turns out there was a small crack in the spinner sump hose, luckily under the clip. So I chopped that bit off as there was enough length to refit the hose again and surprise surprise, no little patch under the machine.

That's machine No. 3 complete!

I'll take a few pictures tomorrow once she's polished up and tensioned, maybe a short video too.

A delighted James.
 

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